200 diseases caused by eating contaminated food

Food Safety Day commemorated
The FAO has warned that hundreds of diseases, from diarrhoea to cancer, can be caused by people consuming food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals. 
Ellanie Smit
More than 1 in 10 people fall sick each year from contaminated food and an estimated 420 000 people die.According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), food standards hel
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